My 1st "4x4" was a 1984 Brat. T-tops and rear jump seats with 4x4 hi/lo t-case. Drove the piss out of it for 5 years of college. 35ish mpg, 13" tires, in-destructible. Perfect college commuter from Denver to Durango.

While in college, my entire family owned Subaru's. I became the "guru" and have now owned 15-20. Great cars, but personally I lean toward the 4x4 models of the early 80's rather than the AWD.